eas81:For you city folk that think that meat comes from a supermarket this is not strange. Those of us that grew up in the back woods learn how to use a gun and a knife and how to gut the creatures that we take from nature at an early age. Helped with my first Steer when I was five.

/CSB

i grew up minutes outside of NYC. i too learned how to use a knife and a gun at a very young age. i never used the phrase "gut the creatures that we take from nature at an early age" but I believe i can relate to where you're coming from.